Improvement in fish-traps



S. PAVUNARI US 8!. C. C. MICHTLE.

' Fish-Traps.

No. 141,588, Patented August5,1873.

AM. PHOTO-UTHOG/PAPHIC ca. 1.). (osaomvs's moms) UNITED STATES PATENTQFFIGE.

SAMUEL PAVONARIUS AND CHARLES O. MIGHTLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FISH-TRAPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,588, dated August5,1873; application filed May 17, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL PAVONARIUS and CHARLES C. MIGHTLE, ofPhiladelphia,

in the county of Philadelphia and State of and figures of referencemarked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of our improved fish-trapby a top view. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same.

Our invention relates to fish-traps; and it consists of a cylindricalframe with a semicircular trap-door swinging on a diametrical rod in thesaid frame, on which rod the actuating springs are fastened, asear-spring on the frame, and catch-hook on the trap-door, and adiametrical bait-string fastened to the frame and to the end of thesear-spring, the frame and the trap-door being connected by net-work. vThe object of our invention is to make a trap which does not injure thefish as the fish-hook does, and which gives no chance of escape, andwhich also requires no hard labor for setting or moving, nor watching.

In the drawings, A represents a cylindrical frame with a rod, B, passingdiametrically through it. A semicircular frame, 0, is so connected withthe rod B that it may swing on it, and may fit into the frame A ateither side. The frame 0, which serves as a trap, is

kept in one side of the frame A by two spiral springs, 11, fastened tothe shaft B with one end and to the trap O with the other end, therebytending to keep the frame closed. The rod B is prevented from turning bya small rod, N, which is fastened to its center and passed through aslot, to, in the frame A,

ending outside of it with a loop, to which a string, W, is tied. At thecenter of the bow and between the ends of the trap G is a hook,

loop on the frame A, and has rings, 6 0, fastened to it, to which thebait. is attached. The frame and trap are covered with network ofsuitable material. Iron wire has answered very well for the bottom net,while the top net requires some flexible material. The whole frame maybe horizontally suspended by the hooks or eyes H on the frame A with theaid of strings h.

When the trap is to be used the swinging frame 0 is turned over on therod B until the hook c catches under the spring D. 7 The baits areattached to the rings 6 e, and the trap is immersed in the water by thestrings it, while the string b is dealt out somewhat tightly. As soon asthe fishes nibble at the baits the string (1 pulls the spring D awayfrom the hook e, and the trap-door O is closed by the springs b with aslam on the rod N, by which the string I) receives a jerk and theoperator a warning that his object is accomplished.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Thefish-trap, consisting of the cylindrical frame A, the rod B, the springs12 I), the semicircular trap-door O, the hook c, the spring D,bait-strings d, and suitable net-work, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the above we have hereunto subscribed ournames in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL PAVONARIUS. CHARLES C. MIOHTLE.

Witnesses:

ANDw. J. BOSWELL, ISAAC H. JONES.

